Third seed Alexander Zverev will be hoping some of his brother's luck has rubbed off on him after notching a neat milestone to reach the Australian Open second round. The afternoon match ended about 4pm local time, with Zverev joking he might spend his spare time trying his luck at the casino. 'My brother has won a lot of money in the casino this week, so I hope the streak continues,' Zverev said. Zverev could face Australian No 2 Alexei Popyrin - who takes on world No 50 Alexandre Muller first-up - in the second round. Etcheverry eventually prevailed 6-2 3-6 4-6 6-3 6-4, while 10th seed Alexander Bublik advanced at the expense of America's Jenson Brooksby, winning 6-4 6-4 6-4.

Source: Daily Mail January 18, 2026 16:33 UTC